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after the foregoing information they seemed pretty well reconciled and began to enquire if we had wives and children &;c. 1798 21 of 11th mo. About this time Henry Simmons opened a School at Genisshadego which was atended by several little boys who seemed very anxious to learn the letter and very inquisitive for knowing the english names of things. Cornplanter bought 50lb. of flower and 100lb. of Pork and some Vennison to accomidate the School-master -- 1799 20 of 1st month had a visit from H Simmons who informed us of the Death of Cornplanter's Daughter who had been a long time under a consumption, the day of burial a few men and a great number of Women collected to the house of Cornplanter, the Men assisted in carrying the corps to the grave, after the internment the men withdrew and the Women returned again to the House where they exhibited a melancholy scene of mourning which lasted several days, all kinds of the best provisions that they could procure was brought to entertain the mourners